Geography
This country is just south of Texas
Mexico
This is a narrow piece of land that links two larger areas of land -- North America and South America.
Panama Canal
Name at least 3 of the four geographic factors for patterns of population
mild climate, fertile soil, natural resources
This person got lost looking for a new route to Asia
Columbus
In this type of government the rules/laws apply to everyone even the President
Limited Government
This country is at the southernmost point of Central America...it has a famous canal that goes through it.
Panama
The percentage of people who can read and write is called ___________.
Literacy Rate
An economic system based on state ownership of capital
Socialist Economy
Central America and Mexico were colonized by the ___________
Spanish
The United States is a (1)Command economy or a (2) Market economy
Market Economy
This long, thin island country is just 90 miles south of Florida.
Cuba
A ban on trade, against Cuba is called an ___________
embargo
A political economy in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.
Communist System
The Aztecs believed Cortes was one of these.
a god
The United States has a ban on trading with Cuba. This is called a/an __________.
Embargo
The islands of the West Indies are really a chain of these.
mountains or volcanoes
Cuba is a __________________, where the government has strong control over the economy and society.
communist state
The production and distribution of goods and services is based on private ownership is called _______________
capitalism
Central America is defined as a _______________ because they have different indigenous groups in history, but share a colonial past.
culture region
In this type of government, the rules/laws DO NOT apply to the king/queen or president
unlimited government
This ocean is on the east side of Central America.
Caribbean Sea
A market economy in which individuals depend on the supply, demand, and prices to determine how, what, how much, and for who to produce.
free enterprise system
This country has been affected by this factor of production because of slavery, thus causing a relatively uneducated work force.
Haiti and labor
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
culture
Democracy is a form of limited or unlimited government
limited